Hair-curler.



G. G. CAMPANA.

ma cuRLER.

APPLICATION FILED )UNE 9,1916.

122599158 Patented June 1l, 1918..

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Specieetion of Letters Patent. i Patented Jun@ 11, 1918.,

application died June 9, 1916. Serial No. 102,616.

To all 'whom it may conce-m:

Be it known that l, Geenen G..CAM1 ANA, a subject of the King of italy. and a resident'of'the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certa-in new and useful Improvements in Hair-Curlers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a Waver used in forming permanent waves or undulations to turn it into a twist and while holding the hair in its twisted position, to tie the end of the strand adjacent the head with a rsmall length of string. The loose portions of lche string are then. tied about the curler with the head of the curler as 4close as possible to the end'of the twisted strand adjacentl the person"s head. The loose ends of the string must then be cut short so as not to interfere with the succeeding wrapping operation. This dual operation requires the presence of two operators and it is evceedingly diicult to properly 'position the curler so as to take the loop formed in the string after it has been passed about the strand of hair. Accordingly one of the objects of myl invention is 'to provide a device of the above indicated character designed' so that the twisted strand' of hair may be iixed to the curler without the necessity of any tying operation or the use of fastening means, such as strings.

lt is among the other objects of the invention to provide a device of the above indicated character. upon which the hair may be wound with a regular spacing of the coils of hair and which may be readily separated fromv thecaked cernen'a'uitious position usually present the of the heat treatment forming p, permanent hair waving operatie a l attain these objects broadii 'v providing a waver having the tapered design sov necsary to the perfect formation of the wav@ han' and somewhat in the nature of a pair of forceps provided with peculiarly shaped tong ends designed vto grasp the `twisted hair adjacent the persons head.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will be in part obvious from an inspection of the accompanying drawings and in part will be more fully set forth in the following particular description of one form of mechanism embodyingmy invention, and the invention also consists in certainlnew andnovel 'features of construction and combination of lparts hereinafter set forth and claimed.

. Figure 1 is a perspective view of a head of hair showing a twisted strand coiled about my improved waver.

Fig. 2 is a side View of a' preferred form of my invention with parts broken away to show the spring; and" Fig. 3' is an edge view of the device shown in Fig. 2 looking at the same from the left' hand side.

The curler includes a channel shaped thin sheet metal member 4 of greatest depth adjacent its middle portion, and with the' flanges tapering in depth toward opposite vends. The back or crotch portion of the channel is rounded into the flanges and is provided at one. end with a flat extension.

The extension is substantially elliptical in form and provided with a notch 6 at its outer edge. The channel portion is cut away at the end opposite the extension to provide a recess to accommodate the lateral 'extension from' a coacting member hereinafter described and to guide the coacting member.

The coacting member is in the form ofa substantially round bar 7 pivotally supported on a pin 8 passed therethrough intermediate its length and fastened in opposite and the reduced portion bent back upon anges of the channel member 4.' One end f itself and then curved forward to form a' hook 10 designed to fit within the notch 6 when the members are in closed position.

e. spring 1l is positioned within thechannel its I member 4 and bears on this member and on the rod 7 to maintain the extension 5 and. the hook l() in inter-engaging position.

The peculiar hook construction, shown at 10, permits the hair to be Wound about the curler in either direction.

As all string fasteners are eliminated 'from the process when this form of curler is used, the danger of cutting the hair which Was very apt to occur under the old process When the string Was clipped at the end of the heating treatment, is entirely avoided.

ln operation, it is understood that the hair is combed out straight and separated into strands. One of the strands is then taken and twisted about its own length and While holding the twisted strand in one hand the operator takes the Waver in his other hand, bears on the handle lend to open the clamping jaws formed by the extension 6 and hook l0 and inserts the same about the base of the hair With the Waver extending substantially at right angles to the length of the twisted strand of hair. Releasing pressure on the handle end of the device will permit the spring 11 to close the jaws into position grasping the hair. Holding the device adjacent its free end the operator can conveniently Wrap the hair in a coil about the Waver as is practised at presentl but Without the necessity of requiring the presence of two operators.

It will be noted that when in'position on the hair the device increases in cross-section from the end adjacent the head outward, thus permitting the Wrapping of the thick portion of the strand on the small end of the Waver and as the thickness of the strand becomes reduced toward its free end the Waver correspondingly increasesv in circumierence so that when the process is completed the Waves are uniformly spaced as shown in the right hand side or" F ig. l.

While i have shown and described, and have pointed out in the annexed claims, certain novel features of my invention, it will be understood that various omissions, substitutions and changes in the form and details of the device illustrated and in its operation maybe made by those skilled in -the art Without departing from the spirit of the invention.,

Having thus described my invention, l claim:

i. A device of the class described including a pair of straight members relatively small in cross-section pivoted intermediate their ends and coacting to provide exterior hair receiving surfaces, the adjacent ends of the members at one end of the device provided with means coactingto fasten a strand of hair to the device, a spring acting on said members to move said hair lastening means into closed position, said members coacting to provide a curler substantially circular in incense cross-section upon which the fastened stran of hair may be Wrapped in a coil.`

2. A hair Waver for use in forming the hair on a persons head into waves, said Waver constituting a forceps provided with clasping means designed to engage the strand of hair adjacent the persons head and thus secure the Waver in position, said Waver increasing in circumference progressively from said clamping means toward the opposite end whereby the progressively thinner coils of the hair may be arranged in succession on progressively large-r portions of the Waver.

3. A, hair Waver for use informing the hair, on a person`s head into Waves, comprising a pair of substantially straight members pivoted together approximately at their centers, providing a curved surface for receiving the coil of hair wound thereon7 adjacent ends of said members being provided With means coacti'ng to clasp a strand of hair therebetween, the portion of the Waver in rear of said hair clasping mea-ns constituting, in ed'ect, a rod upon Which the hair may be Wrapped in a circular coil., and resilient means for moving said members in their hair grasping position.

4. A hair Waver for use in formingthe hair on a persons head in waves, comprising a pair of members, means pivotally connecting said members, adjacent ends of said members being provided With means coacting to clasp a strand of hair therebetween, and to hold the same against slippage, the portion of the members between the pivot ing means and said clasping means enacting to form a curling rod, resilient means for maintaining said members in their hair grasping position and means at the handle end of the members for guiding said mem bers in their relative movement.

5. A hair Waver for use in Waving the hair on a persons head, comprising a single channel member having a hair engaging extension at one end and provided With a surface Jfor receiving the coil of hair, a bar pivotcd between the iianges of said channel member, one end of said bar being provided With a hook designed to coA act with said extension to clasp the hair therebetween, the portion of the channel member and bar between the pivotal point and said hook and extension coacting to form a curling rod, and a spring carried by lthe channel member and bearing on the bar to maintain the hook and extension in clasping position.

6. A hair Waver for use in waving the hair on a persons head, comprising a channel member having a hair engaging extension at y one end, a bar pivoted between the fianges of said channel member, one end of said bai' being provided with a hook designed to co- .act with said extension to clasp the hair iid@ therebetween, a spring carried by the channel member and bearing on the barto meintain the hook and extension imclasping position and means at the end of the bar opposite the hook en d designed to coact with the v- .channel member tor guide said bar and member in their relative movement and to relieve strain on the pivotal connection.

.7. In a? devicebf the class described, a hair clasping device including s curved heir coil forming member provided With a flat d coil Jforming member provided with an ex` tension which extension is provided With a. notch, e coacting hook member designed to engage in said notch to hold the hair and means for guiding the hook into the notch.

9. Inv a. device of the class described, a hair clasping device including, a, curved heir coil forming member provided with. en extension which extension is provided with a notch, e c'oactinghook member designed to engage in said notch to' hold the hair, means for guiding the hook into the notchl and resilient means for moving the hook and notched extension into h'r clasping position.`

10. A hair curler comprisingv e pair of members pivoted together, one of said members vincluding an extension provided With e notch, the other-.member provided with e hook designed to engage in said notch to hold the hair. f

Signed at Neyv York ci?? in the county of NewV York and State o New York .this

eleventh day of May, A. D. 1916.

GEORGE G. CAB/@ANAL 

